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SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

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PATENT OFFICE.

NELSON W. MILLER AND GEORGE o.

M-AUGEMEE, oE WAWPEOONG, IND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,494fdated February 8, 1887.

Application filed September 30,1886. Serial No. 214,977.

{Z10 all whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that we, NELsoN W. MILLER and GEORGE O. MAUGHMER, of Wawpecong, in the county of Miami and State "of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trusses; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art vto which it pertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to a varicocele-truss, the object being to provide a truss of such construction as to insure the proper pressure upon the affected parts, and to permit such pressure to be varied as circumstances may demand.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View of our truss, and Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate parts in detail.

A represents a U-shaped collar, and B a perforated cup secured thereto or formed integral therewith. I The cup B is divided centrally by a ridge, 1), and it is formed with a front central projection or arm, G. The collar A, cup B, and arm 0 are preferably made of Wood, but any other suitable material answers the purpose.

D represents a sack, made of netting or other suitable material, and provided around its upper edge with-a draw-string, E. The sack D is secured to the inner side of the collar A.

F represents an elastic tube or cord extending around the cup and in front of the collar A, under the guards ff. The ends of this elastic cord are secured to the perforated plates or buttons G, to which are also secured the ends of a belt, H, provided with buckles h h. An elastic band, I, is secured at one end to one side of the cup, and its free end is adapted to be secured to the buckle h upon the belt.

(No model.)

The spaces between the projecting arm 0' and the rear sides of the cup are filled with lacing-cords J, which pass through the perforations, as shown, and are designed to regulate the tension upon the veins.

The front arm, 0, of the cup is designed to support the testicles of the wearer against the collar A, to prevent lateral motion and to facilitate the attachment of the cords.

The pressure upon the veins is regulated not only by the collar A and the elastic band I, but also by the sack D, the draw-string E, and the lacing-cords J.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a U-shaped collar, of a perforated cup having a central upwardlyprojecting arm, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a perforated cup, of a U shaped collar and a flexible suspensory arranged in front of the collar, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the perforated cup and its collar, of a sack arranged within the cup and secured to said collar, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the perforated cup and its collar, of a sack arranged within the cup and provided with a draw-string at its upper edge, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the perforated cup and its projecting arm, of lacing-cords arranged between saidarm and the side of the cup, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NELSON W. MILLER. GEORGE C. MAUGHMER.

Witnesses:

D101: W. SAINE, Norr N. ANTRIM. 

